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(88) Date of publication A3: 03.07.2008 (43) Date of publication: 17.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/25 (21) Application number: 07837865.0 (22) Date of filing: 07.09.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 17/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/019511 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/033266 (20.03.2008 Gazette 2008/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 11.09.2006 US 519717 (71) Applicant: TiVo, Inc. Alviso, CA 95002-2160 (US)	(72) Inventor: BARTON, James, M. Alviso, CA 95002 (US) (74) Representative: Dendorfer, Claus et al Dendorfer & Herrmann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft Bayerstrasse 3 80335 München 80335 München (DE)